Author: sherwin
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Refurbished LG Watch Urbane W150
I’m not too shy when it comes to refurbished or used electronics. For one, I save money on technology that I’m either curious about or want to play with. Many places that sell these items have very good return policy. I recently shifted back to Android from iOS. I have been using the iPhone 7…
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Vello BG-C8 Battery Grip
I decided to get a battery grip for my Canon EOS 6D. I didn’t want to get the Canon brand as it was out of my price range. I didn’t want to get something inexpensive because I wanted it to last long. I found the Vello BG-C8 on Amazon and it had a lot of…
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Newmowa Dual USB Charger for Canon EOS 6D
I picked up a Canon EOS 6D a few months ago and was able to get a great deal on it. I didn’t need a new camera but couldn’t pass up on a great deal: got about $600 off, extra battery, and case. The camera came with a charger but I have two batteries. I…
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Refurbished Late 2015 iMac MK482LL
I came across a good deal on a refurbished late 2015 iMac MK482LL. The brand new price for this particular model is $2299 but I was able to get it for $1599, plus 10% eBay Bucks. The promotion maxes out at $100 but I still consider it an additional discount. I’ve seen them as low…
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Freenas on X79 and Intel 3930K
I had some time this past weekend to clean up an old computer I no longer use. It was a X79 platform that was replaced by X99. For many months it has just sat there turned off. I did upgrade the old OS (Windows 7 Home) to Windows 10 Home. Recently, I lost my back…
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Using USB SSD on 2014 MacMini
Best Buy dropped the Mac Mini price by $100. Open-box versions got an additional 10% off. So the low-end MGEM2LL/A version was as low as $355. I had a $40 gift card, so I figured why not. I needed an Apple desktop at home anyway to replace a broken one from 2007 MB138LL/A. This Mac…
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Anker SoundBuds Bluetooth Earbuds
I got tired of waiting for the Apple Airbuds to become available. On top of that, they are $160. It’s no surprise, it is an Apple product and I am looking forward to using the W1 chip for easy hand-off between Apple products. I’ve been without a bluetooth headset since losing my old LG HBS-730.…
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My Recent Jury Duty Experience
I wanted to share my recent experience with jury duty. As you know, jury duty is an important public service a citizen can provide. I initially had a different point of view whenever I get a summon. But luckily my current employer pays me to go to jury duty and my view has changed. The…
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Expanding Storage on Synology DS1815+
I still have about half of my storage available on my Synology DS1815+ NAS and I’m only using 5 of the 8 bays. But I no longer needed my Synology DS212J. This was using 2x 4TB HGST Coolspin hard drives. I had it configured for a RAID0 to back up data off the DS1815+. I…
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Western Digital Elements WDBU6Y0020EESN
Staples recently had Western Digital Elements 2TB on sale for $60. I just got a new 2016 Macbook Pro, I figured I need an external drive for backups (Time Machine) as well as a storage drive. Now $60 for a 2TB portable drive is a very good price. I jumped on it and received it…